Among several different versions of mousse, today we bring you the classic and very practical chocolate mousse recipe. Learn how to do it:
Mousse is one of the easiest desserts to prepare, and also one of the tastiest. Everyone loves it! Among several versions, today we bring you the classic recipe for chocolate moussevery practical.
This recipe uses semi-sweet chocolate and egg whites for a very fluffy mousse. Therefore, it is a great option to serve as a dessert for Sunday lunch, or even as a sweet treat to satisfy your sugar cravings during the day.
Anyway, The recipe preparation time is 30 minutes and yields 6 servings.
Take the opportunity to also check out the strawberry mousse recipe.
Chocolate mousse recipe
Ingredients
Preparation mode
- First, in a pan over a bain-marie, you will heat the cream.
- Then add the semi-sweet chocolate pieces.
- Mix well and continue stirring until the chocolate melts completely and becomes a homogeneous mixture. Set aside for now.
- Then, in another pan, add the egg whites along with the sugar and heat over low heat.
- Stir constantly without stopping for about three minutes, taking the pan off the heat for a few moments every minute.
- After this time, transfer this mixture to the mixer and beat for 5 minutes until it increases in volume.
- So, add the chocolate cream that was cooling and mix lightly.
- Then, transfer the chocolate mousse to a large ovenproof dish or divide into individual bowls.
- Finally, decorate with chocolate shavings, whipped cream or some fruit, such as strawberries or cherries.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and then serve.
Tips for preparing chocolate mousse
- When melting the chocolate in the cream, You can either use the water bath method or microwave it. In fact, learn how to melt chocolate in the microwave here.
- In this recipe we use semi-sweet chocolate, but, if you prefer, it can be milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
- In the simplest version of this recipe, you will use two boxes of cream, one box of condensed milk and chocolate powder. Then just blend everything in the blender, put it in jars and put it in the fridge.
- Indeed, If you want a more consistent mousse, you can also use unflavored gelatin in the mixture.
- The ideal is to serve the mousse as cold as possible. Then, leave it in the fridge for at least 3 hours, but it would be even better to wait 6 to make it firm.
So, what did you think of this chocolate mousse recipe? So take the opportunity to also learn how to make passion fruit mousse.
Sources: Tudo Gostoso Nestlé Recipes Ana Maria Braga
